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Aussie closes lower against dollar |
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Aussie ended trading Friday lower against the dollar after more investors hurried to lock in gains in one of the year's best-performing currencies.
At the close, the dollar was trading at $0.9197, having slid as low as $0.9151, down from $0.9240 seen here at Thursday’s close, and well off a 15-month high of $0.9407 hit on Monday.
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Against the yen, the dollar weakened to 81.79, from Thursday's 82.33 yen and well under a high of 84.22 yen hit last week. Profit-taking also hit most Asian stock markets on Friday, dragging share prices lower.
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| FOREX Reports |
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Outlook : Major currencies vs dollar |
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Fall below 1.3640, though a bearish sign, still holds hope for a rise towards 1.3855or even higher. Crucial support is at 1.3530 and as long as this level remains undisturbed, we favor a rise again towards 1.3800 or even higher. Fall below 1.3520 will force us to abandon our bullish view. |
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US automakers against Yen, Won depreciation |
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.S. automakers urged Congress to challenge Japan and South Korea on the issue of currency devaluation, which influences export prices. South Korea has recently made moves to depreciate the value of the won, while Japanese officials said they were prepared to keep the yen from appreciating |
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Asian currencies fall vs dollar |
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South Korea’s won and the Taiwan dollar dropped Thursday on speculation central banks will seek to limit appreciation that may hurt exports. |
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Crude slip as funds increase bet on higher prices |
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Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week, |
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Gold Bullion or Gold Stocks: Which is best to invest? |
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Global equity markets have changed over the last three years, investor capacities and capabilities have changed as have interest rate patterns. This makes it incumbent upon investors to re-examine this question from the ground up. |
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Post-panic gold-stock recovery isn’t over yet! |
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Corn ended lower Friday on a stronger dollar, but still posted gains for the week. The market gave back some of its recent gains as it ran into technical resistance. The dollar was the main factor, traders said. |
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U.S wheat futures finished lower Friday on pressure from gains in the U.S. dollar and bearishness about large supplies, traders say. The rising greenback weighed on the grains for the second consecutive day. |
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Soybean futures settled higher Friday, managing to carve out modest gains on the end-of-the-day position evening. |
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